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Talk of the Town Good afternoon and welcome back to Ruskin Drive! May I open by welcoming our visitors from FC Oswestry Town. I hope they enjoy the short time they will spend with us and have a safe journey home after the game.
It’s felt like a long week between games here at Ruskin Drive and you can understand that sentiment when you have a point snatched from your grasp with virtually the last kick of the game in our previous outing. After a goalless first half which saw Town dominate and fail to turn their possession into a goals they were rewarded soon after the break when debutant Tom Grimshaw’s through ball found Luke Edwards and he made no mistake firing home to continue his fine recent goalscoring form.
The lead was short-lived as five minutes later Bacup were level as Matthew Bryan carved out a chance for himself and when the space opened up he made no mistake firing home to level matters. Town’s confidence had taken a knock by bring pegged back but they had a couple of decent chances but could not draw anything more than a comfortable save from Karl Price in the visitors goal. As the game went into added on time and it looked that the sides were going so share the spoils as Town failed to deal with a corner on the far post in the fourth minute of added on time with Bryan on hand to double his tally heading home and securing all three points for the visitors in the
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cruellest possible fashion. Attentions turn to this afternoons contest against one of the teams around us in the table but also one of the in-form sides in the division having recorded four consecutive victories including advancing in the Macron Cup with an emphatic away win at Eccleshall on Wednesday evening. The two sides have already met this season with Town running out comfortable 3-0 winners at The Venue on 19th September when Oswestry had lost their first eight games of the season in all competitions and Town made it nine losses in a row before Oswestry secured a 2-1 win at Cheadle Town in the next contest. The irony is not lost on us that the tables seem to have turned completely at this stage of the season with the visitors in fine form and the hosts struggling at present but hopefully we can turn things around starting this afternoon with what we know will be a difficult contest. Let’s get behind Town this afternoon and hopefully cheer them on to victory! Enjoy the game . . . Jeff Voller
Don’t forget we have a small selection of club merchandise on sale on match days including bob hats (£6), club badges (£3) and we are also selling our charity calendar in aid of St Helens Mind (£5)
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From the Chair Welcome to our visitors from FC Oswestry Town for today’s Hallmark Security First Division League match. This is likely to be our last league meeting with our Shropshire friends for some time as next season, it looks fairly certain that we will be playing in different divisions, ourselves in Division 1 North and FC Oswestry in Division 1 South. It was only last season that Oswestry joined the Hallmark Security League and whilst we enjoyed a 2-1 win at Volair Park, Prescot, we lost the away fixture at The Venue by the odd goal in five. Earlier this season, the clubs met at TNS’s ground at a time when neither side had recorded a win, but we were successful by 3-0. However, in recent weeks, their form has been rather better than ours and, even
if we win today to record our first “double” of the season, we will still remain in 20th place, adrift of our visitors.
It is some years now since the original Oswestry Town Football Club went into liquidation, but older followers of our respective clubs may remember a marathon FA Cup First Qualifying Round tie in September 1978 when it took three games to decide which team would go through to the next round. The first game took place at Park Road on 16th September and resulted in a 1-1 draw, Dave Bamber scoring for Town. Four days later, the replay at Hoghton Road ended in a goalless draw on a Wednesday tea-time (no floodlights in those days). The second replay was held at a neutral venue, Barton Stadium, Winsford, on Monday, 25th September, Oswestry winning 3-2, Town’s goals coming from Alan Richardson and Geoff Robinson. It is likely Town fielded the same team in all three games, namely: Tony Sharrock, Mick Tabern, Alan Wellens, S. Marsh, Billy Fairhurst, John Williams, Steve Tickle, Alan Richardson, Geoff Robinson, Dave Bamber and Ken Wright. Dave Bamber did not stay long with Town, but went on to enjoy a long career in all 4 divisions of the Football League, starting and ending with Blackpool and playing for a host of other clubs in between, including Coventry, Walsall, Swindon, Hull, Watford and Stoke City. We hope our visitors will enjoy their time with us today and it will not be too long before our paths cross again. Glyn Jones
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Player Awards August Sat 12 Thu 8 Sat 26 Tue 29
New Mills Abbey Hulton Eccleshall Atherton LR
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Player of the Month September Sat 02 Silsden Tue 05 Carlisle City Sat 16 Oswestry Town Wed 20 Litherland R Sat 23 Prestwich Heys Sat 30 Daisy Hill
Andy Webster H A A A H A
Player of the Month October Sat 07 Chadderton Sat 14 AFC Blackpool Sat 21 Stockport Town Sat 28 Cheadle Town
Luke Edwards Shaun Brady Neil Weaver Neil Weaver Joel Douglas Shaun Brady
The Prabhu Ventures Ltd ‘Double Winner’ Man of the Match v Cheadle Town and Eccleshall - Paul Cliff with Lee Jenkinson
Shaun Brady H H A H
Player of the Month November Sat 04 Eccleshall Sat 11 Prestwich Heys Thu 16 Holker OB Sat 18 Bacup Borough Sat 25 Oswestry Town
Neil Weaver Shaun Brady Shaun Brady Andy Webster
Paul Cliff Alex Ashby Shaun Brady Paul Cliff Liam Dodd
H A H H H
Player of the Month
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Paul Cliff Postponed Paul Cliff Danny Lomax The Prabhu Ventures Ltd Player of the Month, October 2017 - Liam Dodd pictured with Lee Jenkinson
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Club Information Honorary Life President: Alan Wellens Vice Presidents: Jim Barrett and Steve Ball
Manager’s Notes
Interim Chairman: Glyn Jones
Good afternoon and welcome to Ruskin Drive for today's clash with Oswestry.
Hon. Secretary/Treasurer: Jeff Voller (07843 692695)
May I welcome the committee, players and supporters of the Shropshire club to St Helens and hope they enjoy their first visit to our new facilities here at Ruskin Drive Sportsground.
Hospitality: Margaret Wood and Paul Wood Other Committee: Andy Langley and Kieran Ford 1st Team Manager: Lee Jenkinson
Only the one game to report on and again it's not good news after a 12 home defeat to Bacup Borough.
1st Team Assistant Manager Nick Robinson 1st Team Physiotherapist Lisa Phillipson Reserve Team Manager: Keith Griffiths U21s Team Manager: Jay Campbell U21s Assistant Manager: Joe McCann
U18s Team Manager: Graham Arkle U17s Manager: Phil Fisher Sunday Team Manager: David Platt Main Club Sponsor: Johnsons Toyota Liverpool Legal: St Helens Town Limited Private Limited Company Company No. 04392840 Date of Incorporation 12.03.2002 Parent Company: A wholly owned subsidiary of Sporting Club St Helens Limited Company Director: Jim Barrett
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It was another game in which I thought we dominated periods but again we could not finish our chances. We went 1-0 up and were in total control and then the visitors scored a very good equaliser before netting their 94th minute winner, a winner that did look like a free kick but the frustrating thing for me was the fact we talked and worked on defending set pieces all week and to concede from one was not acceptable. Results have not gone our way but performances have been very good but we are a results business and they must start improving. I'm expecting a good football contest today because Oswestry like to get the ball down and play and with them playing on the same kind of surface for their own home matches I'm expecting nothing different.
They are certainly one of the in-form sides in the First Division at the moment but I believe that on our day we can beat anybody we just need to keep improving every week and carry on training and putting the graft in. Let's get behind the lads and get the three points available and go on a run ourselves. Enjoy the game Lee Jenkinson
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Photograph: Action from Town’s away game v FC Oswestry Town in the Hallmark Security League First Division Charity Partner 2017-18
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Half Time Quiz Q1. With which three Premier League clubs did Michael Keane appear before his move to Everton? Q2. Which Swedish striker joined Manchester United on loan in 2007 playing seven matches but received special dispensation to receive a Premier League winners medal?
League as a player? Q10. Who is the only player to have played in 16 Premier League seasons but never scored a goal? Q11. Who were the last club to gain promotion to the English top-flight and become league champions the following season? Q12. Who was the top scoring non-EU player in the Premier League last season? Q13. Who is the only Irish international to have made more than 450 Premier League appearances?
Q3. Which three current Premier League managers have played for Barcelona?
Q14. Which four original Football League members have never won the English top flight Championship?
Q4. Who was the first Everton player to represent a Caribbean country at international level?
Q15. Which striker joined Everton from Rangers in January 2012?
Q5. Which Argentinian won the Premier League three times with two different clubs from the same city?
Q7. Which three Englishmen scored 15 or more Premier League goals last season?
Q8. Which winger transferred from Aston Villa to Liverpool in the summer of 2011? Q9. Which two Alan’s have won the Premier
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1) Manchester United, Leicester City & Burnley 2) Henrik Larsson 3) Pep Guardiloa, Mauricio Pellegrino & Mark Hughes 4) Jermaine Beckford (Jamaica) 5) Carlos Tevez 6) Micky Quinn 7) Harry Kane, Dele Alli & Jermaine Defoe 8) Stuart Downing 9) Shearer & Smith 10)Tony Hibbert 11) Nottingham Forest (1977/8) 12) Alexis Sanchez with 24 goals 13) Shay Given 14) Accrington, Bolton, Notts County & Stoke 15) Nikica Jelavic
Q6. Which Liverpool born striker scored a hat-trick for Coventry at Arsenal on the opening day of the 1993-94 Premier League season?
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Lanes Trophies
Abbey Hulton
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Alsager Town
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Unite, St Helens
The Boar’s Head
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Bacup Borough
Britannia Taxis
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ODs Menswear
Cammel Laird
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The Boar’s Head
Carlisle City
Iddon Transport
Chadderton
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Anthony Hall
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Cheadle Town
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Daisy Hill
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Eccleshall
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FC Oswestry
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Litherland
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Airborne Bathrooms
The Boar’s Head
Prestwich Heys
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Toast Cafe
Sandbach Utd
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Stuart Pyke
Silsden
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Nelson New Mills
Dent Dynamics Johnsons Toyota
Stockport Town
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Photograph: Action from Town’s away fixture v FC Oswestry Town in the Hallmark Security League First Division
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St Helens Mind Get on Board with St. Helens Mind We are currently seeking to recruit new members to our Board of Trustees with skills which will complement those of existing trustees and who are committed to the aims and objectives of our organisation. The role of a Board member is to set the framework and organisational structure which will enable St. Helens Mind to deliver high-quality, innovative and user-friendly services for people with mental health difficulties.
We welcome people from all the diverse communities in the area, who have an interest in mental health. Good communication skills with people from all backgrounds and a sense of humour would be a real asset! We are particularly interested in recruiting individuals with knowledge and experience in Human Resources, Finance, Strategic Planning, Campaigning, Quality Assurance, Change Management, Business Management, Equality and Diversity, Third Sector, ICT, Systems Management, Law and Fundraising. The age of the average trustee in the UK is 59 years and the wisdom, experience and knowledge this brings is important for good governance in the voluntary sector.
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We also need enthusiasm, innovation and diversity in a rapidly changing world. The energy of new trustees ideally needs to be reflected. A recent study by the Charity Commission has shown that only 2 per cent of charities have a trustee under the age of 30. Yet it’s many of the qualities that typify younger professionals that are most urgently needed in the not-for-profit sector today: technological savvy, flexibility and entrepreneurial flair. Having grown up with social media, younger people are likely to have an instinctive feel for communication and connectivity. And they are more likely to be comfortable with innovative and exciting models of communication, engagement and fundraising. Previous experience of working on a committee is not essential, neither is an awareness of charitable issues, indeed this may be your first opportunity to gain both.
Volunteering is rewarding and we are always looking for volunteers whose skills and enthusiasm can benefit the charity. St. Helens Mind is constantly developing and we are keen to recruit enthusiastic and motivated individuals who will play an active role in its future. If you are interested please contact St. Helens Mind on 01744 647089 or gill@sthelensmind.org.uk Find us on Twitter and Facebook. St Helens Mind is registered in England and Wales as a Registered Charity No. 1143292 and Company Limited by Guarantee No. 7659498 Gill Ellison
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Photographs: Action from Town’s away trip to FC Oswestry Town . Town ran out 0-3 winners in mid-September for their first win of the season.
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The world This week Kieran Ford takes a trip down memory lane and discovers events that happened this calendar week in the history of St Helens Town, sport in general and world news. The week of 19th-26thNovember
Last Season: World – 23rd November 2016 Thomas Mair is found guilty of murdering the Labour MP Jo Cox in West Yorkshire in June. He is sentenced to life imprisonment at the Old Bailey. Sport – 22nd November 2016 Leicester City secure a place in the knockout rounds of the Champions League by defeating Club Brugge 2–1. St Helens Town – 19th November 2016 St Helens defeat lowly Eccleshall 4-0 away from home.
2007 Town record 2 impressive 4-2 victories in the space of 4 days. The first is a success against Runcorn Linnets away from home with Ian Dyson bagging a hattrick. St Helens then travelled to Newcastle Town and won by the same score line with Karl Ledsham among the scorers. 20 Years Ago World – 20th November 1997 The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. Sport – 22nd November 1997 Manchester United bounce back from a 3-2 Arsenal defeat by returning to London and achieving a 5–2 away win over Wimbledon. Arsenal, meanwhile, suffer a shock 2–0 defeat at struggling Sheffield Wednesday. St Helens Town – 19th, 22nd and 26th November 1997. Town record a goalless draw against Newcastle Town at home before winning 2-1 at Salford City and drawing 1-1 against Burscough at Houghton Road in the following week. The Vase Year – 1987 World – 19th November 1987 Conservative support has reached 50% in a MORI poll for the first time. Sport – 20th November 1987 Elton John agrees to sell Watford to Robert Maxwell's British Printing and Communication Corporation for £2million. St Helens Town – 21st November 1987 The Blues respond to their Vase exit with a 2-1 win at Ellesmere Port & Neston.
10 Years Ago World – 20th November 2007 Child benefit data scandal: HM Revenue and Customs admitted that it had misplaced two computer discs which contained the records of child benefit claimants data, including bank details and National Insurance numbers, leaving up to 7.25 million households susceptible to identity theft. Sport – 21st November 2007 England fail to qualify for Euro 2008 after losing 3–2 to Croatia in their final qualifying game at Wembley Stadium. St Helens Town – 20th and 24th November
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50 Years Ago World – 19th November 1967 The pound was devalued from 1 GBP = 2.80 USD to 1 GBP = 2.40 USD. Prime Minister Harold Wilson defended this decision, assuring voters that it will tackle the "root cause" of the nation's economic problems. Sport – 19th November 1967 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Pensacola Ladies' Golf Invitational.
St Helens Town – 25th November 1967 St Helens’ run of 3 wins on the bounce is ended by a 1-0 defeat at Marine.
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Match Report Tweddle Strikes Twice to Beat Town 8 without a win for St Helens who are defeated at Ruskin With their game against Prestwich on Saturday postponed due to a waterlogged pitch, Town returned to action at Ruskin for the 1st time in 12 days after their 2-1 defeat to Eccleshall. Lee Jenkinson continued with the settled line-up that he has trusted in recent weeks. He made 2 changes from the Eccleshall line up, with Adam Fairchild returning in goal and Matty Smith replacing Hal McHugh in midfield. However, St Helens continued to have to cope with key absentees in defence, with Liam Dodd, Andy Webster and Andy Presho all out. The opening exchanges of the match were fairly even, with both sides feeling their way into the game. Danny Lomax threatened from range, but his shot sailed over, ending a balanced opening 10 minutes. Holker looked to breach the St Helens back line, and did just that after the quarter hour mark, Holker 9 was played through on goal and rounded Fairchild before slotting home, but the linesman ruled that he had timed his run a little too early and disallowed the goal. That close call sprung Town into life, as moments later Alex Ashby produced a powerful shot that stung the palms of the Holker keeper. The resulting corner found Phil Heron at the front post, but he couldn’t connect cleanly with the cross. Despite this, it was the away side that took
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the lead. A break down the right produced a cross that was flicked on from 9 at the front post. Joshua Tweddle was unmarked at the back post to meet the flick on and nod the ball into an empty net to give Holker a one goal advantage. Town had plenty of chances to equalise as the half wore on, with Matty Smith hitting a shot straight at the goalkeeper, and Alex Ashby providing a series of dangerous crosses. All due to Paul Cliff dropping deeper and pulling the strings in midfield, freed up by the hard work of Smith and Lomax. Town were unfortunately unable to find an end product for all their neat play as the 1st half drew to a close. HT: St Helens Town 0 – 1 Holker Old Boys (Tweddle, 22) 7 minutes after the restart Town were handed the perfect opportunity to level the game as Alex Ashby was fouled by Holker 2 on the right-hand side. Captain Danny Lomax stepped up from the spot and scored to give town the goal they deserved. Town’s hard work was undone just after the hour mark, a hopeful long ball from Holker was misjudged by Phil Heron, his backwards header didn’t reach Fairchild which allowed Danny Keenan to nip in and give Holker the lead once more. The visitors managed to extend their lead with just under 10 minutes to go as Tweddle managed to add his 2nd. A cross from the right deflected off Jake Young, which landed perfectly onto the head of the Holker 10 who surely confirmed the victory for the Old Boys. Holker held onto consign Town to their 5th defeat in a row. FT: St Helens Town (Lomax, 53p) 1 – 3 Holker Old Boys (Tweddle, 22, 81) (Keenan, 62)
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Club Honours 1949 George Mahon Trophy Winners 1951 Lancashire Comb Division 2 Champions 1972 Lancashire Combination Champions 1973 Bass Charrington Cup Winners 1974 Watson Trophy Winners 1978 St Helens Hospital Cup Winners 1979 St Helens Combination Div 1 Runners Up 1979 St Helens Hospital Cup Runners Up 1980 St Helens Combination Div 1 Champions 1985 NWCFL Reserve Division 2 Runners Up 1986 NWCFL Reserve Division 1 Runners Up 1987 FA Vase Winners (Wembley) 1994 League Challenge Cup Finalists 1994 NWCFL Reserve Division Runners Up 1995 NWCFL Reserve Division Champions 1996 NWCFL Reserve Division Runners Up 1998 Floodlit Trophy Finalists 1999 REALCO Fair Play Award Winners 2009 Bert Trautmann Trophy Winners 2014-15 South Lancs League U17s Cup Finalists 2014-15 Cheshire FA U21 League Champions 2015-16 Cheshire FA U21 Premier Cup Finalists 2016-17 Cheshire FA U21 League Cup Finalists 2016-17 Cheshire FA U21 Premier Div Runners Up
Record Attendances: 3012 at Hoghton Road v Burscough (1948) 8000 at Hoghton Road v Man City (1950) 1723 at Knowsley Rd v FC Utd Manchester (2006) 9000 at Prescot Cables v Runcorn (1949) Programme Awards NWCFL Programme of the Year 1993-94, 1995-96, 1997-998, 1998-99, 2000-1 NWCFL Premier Division 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14 NWCFL First Division 2015-16, 2016-17 Wirral Programme Club National Survey NWCFL Programme of the Year 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99 Programme Monthly NWCFL Programme of the Year 2007-08 Soccer Club Swap Shop National Awards 2010-11 28th, 2011-12 8th, 2012-13 7th, 2013-14 8th, 2014-15 5th, 2015-16 8th, 2016-17 2nd
NWCFL 2015-16 Awards Player of the Month Oct Andy Gillespie ‘Keeper of the Month Nov Matthew Hodge January 2016 Team of the Month ‘Keeper of the Month Jan Matthew Hodge
St Helens Town AFC - Player Records 1946-2016 Goals in a Career
Goals in a Season
Career Appearances (Qualification 250 games)
216 Steve Pennington
47 Phil Stainton 1963/64
448 Alan Wellens (inc. 207 estimated)
118 Terry Garner
46 Steve Pennington 1997/98
359 John Critchley (16 estimated)
108 Gary Laird
45 Jackie Kendrick 1973/74
352 Steve Pennington
105 Lee Cooper
45 Steve Pennington 1993/94
346 Gary Lowe (1 estimated)
101 Glenn Walker
40 Bob Potter 1952/53
345 Glenn Walker
94 Iain Dyson
38 Terry Fearns 2000/01
327 Jackie Atherton (122 estimated)
83 Harry McCann
36 Albert Leadbetter 1950/51
300 Jackie Cooke (1 estimated)
81 Ray Fairweather
35 Arthur Tyrer 1957/58
287 Gary Laird
72 Arthur Tyrer
34 Lee Cooper 2001/02
280 Kevin Grice (147 estimated)
68 Phil Stainton
33 Ronnie Rigby 1952/53
278 Jimmy Woodyer (67 estimated)
63 Mervyn Bull
32 Harry McCann 1950/51
276 Iain Dyson
31 Terry Garner 1950/51
272 Ray Fairweather (3 estimated) 265 Larry Redmond (134 estimated)
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2017-18 Fixtures, Facts and Figu Date Opponents Aug 12 New Mills AUG 17 ABBEY HULTON UTD Aug 26 Eccleshall Aug 29 Atherton LR SEP 02 SILSDEN Sep 05 Carlisle City SEP 09 HEMSWORTH M.W. Sep 16 FC Oswestry Town Sep 20 Litherland REMYCA Sep 23 PRESTWICH HEYS Sep 30 Daisy Hill OCT 07 CHADDERTON Oct 11 Holker Old Boys OCT 14 AFC BLACKPOOL Oct 17 Prestwich Heys Oct 21 Stockport Town OCT 26 LITHERLAND REMCYA OCT 28 CHEADLE TOWN NOV 02 DAISY HILL NOV 04 ECCLESHALL NOV 16 HOLKER OLD BOYS NOV 18 BACUP BOROUGH NOV 25 FC OSWESTRY TOWN Dec 02 Nelson DEC 09 DAISY HILL DEC 16 CARLISLE CITY DEC 23 SANDBACH UNITED Dec 26 Cammell Laird Dec 30 Whitchurch Alport JAN 06 ALSAGER TOWN Jan 13 Sandbach United Jan 20 AFC Blackpool JAN 27 NELSON Feb 03 Holker Old Boys FEB 10 WHITCHURCH ALPORT Feb 17 Chadderton Mar 03 Silsden MAR 10 NEW MILLS Mar 24 Bacup Borough MAR 31 CAMMELL LAIRD Apr 02 Alsager Town APR 07 ATHERTON LR APR 14 LITHERLAND REMCYA Apr 21 Abbey Hulton United APR 28 STOCKPORT TOWN May 05 Cheadle Town TBC Prestwich Hey
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KO Result GK 2 3 4 3.00 2-0L Bradley Presho Whelan Edzes 7.45 0-0A Fairchild D.Whelan Dursley Webster 3.00 3-2L Fairchild D.Whelan Presho Webster 7.45 2-0L Fairchild Presho Dursley Webster 3.00 1-4L Bradley Presho Dursley Webster 7.45 3-0L Fairchild Hope-O’Connor Heron Webster 3.00 1-2L Fairchild Presho Dursley Dodd 3.00 0-3W Fairchild Presho Dursley Webster 7.45 1-0L Fairchild Presho Dursley Webster 3.00 0-2L Fairchild Young Dursley Webster 3.00 3-4W Fairchild Presho Dursley Webster 3.00 3-1W Fairchild Presho Dursley D.Whelan 7.45 1-2W Young Presho H-O’Connor Dodd1 3.00 2-3L Fairchild Presho Dursley D.Whelan 7.45 4-0L Fairchild Young Potter Webster 3.00 1-1D Walsh Hope-O’Connor Dursley Dodd 7.30 1-2L Fairchild Hope-O’Connor Whelan Dodd1 3.00 2-3L Walsh D.Whelan Dursley Dodd TBC 3-3D# Fairchild D.Whelan Dursley Dodd 3.00 1-2L Walsh Young Dursley Heron 7.45 1-3L Fairchild Young Dursley D.Whelan 3.00 1-2L Fairchild Young Dursley Lomax 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 Name1 Player name and number of goals scored 3.00 Name Player name and CAUTION 3.00 Name Player name and DISMISSAL FOR 2 CAUTIONS 3.00 3.00 Name Player name and DISMISSAL 3.00 Name10 Player name and number of replaced player
5 Webster Dodd Dodd D.Whelan D.Whelan Edzes Webster Dodd Dodd Dodd Dodd Dodd D.Whelan Dodd Heron Webster Webster Webster Webster D.Whelan Heron Lawrence
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7 Forrester Forrester McHugh Douglas Edwards1 Potter HO’Connor Ashby Ashby Ashby Ashby Ashby1 Ashby Ashby1 Ashby Ashby Ashby Ashby Ashby Ashby Ashby Ashby
8 Lomax Smith Smith Kwofie Kwofie Smith A.Whelan Lomax1 Lomax McHugh McHugh Smith McHugh1 Smith Presho Smith Smith McHugh McHugh McHugh Smith Smith
9 Lacey Brady Brady1 Brady Brady Brady Douglas1 Brady1 Douglas Douglas Brady2 Brady1 Bolton Brady1 Brady Brady1 Brady Brady2 Brady Brady Brady Brady
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10 Weaver Weaver Forrester Weaver Weaver Dodd Smith Weaver1 Weaver Brady Cliff1 Cliff Cliff Cliff Murray Cliff Cliff Cliff Cliff Cliff1 Cliff Grimshaw
11 Smith Douglas Moody Moody Young Moody Potter Smith Brady Presho Edwards Edwards Smith Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards3 Edwards Edwards Edwards1
12 14 McHugh9 Young11 Kwofie7 Heron Kwofie101 Edzes6 Edwards11 Edzes2 Norris9 Edzes Kelly11 McHugh6 Brady7 Heron Norris7 H-O’Connor11 Norris Heron11 Norris2 Heron Norris7 Heron Bolton9 Heron Heron5 Hoult10 Bolton9 Heron Cliff8 Onhu10 Murray10 Heron Young Heron9 Smith8 Murray2 Potter Murray8 Lawrence Smith8 Lawrence4 McHugh Cliff8 Weaver9
15 16 17 Heron8 Parkinson Fairchild Moody9 McHugh Young Young7 Weaver Bradley Smith Young7 Bradley Forrester10 McHugh11 Fairchild Forrester3 Hatton Bradley Weaver11 Kwofie Edzes6 Forrester Young McHugh6 Forrester9 Young2 Onhu Forrester D.Whelan4 Edwards7 Murray10 D.Whelan Bolton9 Murray101 Norris Young8 Onhu8 Murray10 Potter2 McHugh Hoult9 Dodd Lomax Potter3 Young7 Murray10 McHugh8 Walsh Heron Young7 Fairchild Smith Bolton10 Young4 Bolton10 Potter3 Fairchild H-O’Connor Potter10 Hoult Potter Heron H-O’Connor
Match Report Town Let Down in Late Drama at Ruskin St Helens’ winless run continues as Bacup take the spoils. There was an air of positivity at Ruskin prematch in the St Helens Town camp, despite the fact they are on a run of 8 games without a win with their most recent defeat against Holker on Thursday night. The new faces of David Baines and Tom Grimshaw replaced Dom Whelan and Paul Cliff, whilst Danny Lomax dropped into centre half. It was also encouraging to see injury absentees Liam Dodd and Andy Presho taking part in the Town warmup. The positivity was extended to the stands in an open opening 10 minutes. Alex
Ashby had a chance for Town that was well blocked by a Bacup defender before the visiting number 11 Matthew Bryan had a goal ruled out for offside. Town looked comfortable when they had the ball, with Lomax orchestrating the play from the back. Matty Smith was his usual combative self and impressed with some neat touches and a driving run in the opening exchanges. Despite Town’s territorial superiority Bacup had a golden chance to take the lead. Bryan took the ball down the left, knocked it past Lomax and advanced on goal. His 1st effort was well saved by Fairchild at his near post before the rebound hit the goalframe to spare St Helens blushes. Bryan hit the other post moments later from a 35-yard free kick that curled away from the goalkeeper, a definite threat to the Town defence. Bryan once again caused havoc down the right, supplying a perfect cross to Sylvester Yeboah who had a closerange header. He must have thought he had put the visitors a goal to the good, but Adam Fairchild produced a Gordan Banks style save to tip the downwards header over the bar. This left children in the stand asking their parents “how did he save that?”. Town looked to end the half with a goal, and some great work from Luke Edwards and Owen Dursley almost provided it. A sublime Cruyff turn from Edwards beat 2 Bacup defenders, but his cross that was met by
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Matty Smith sailed over. HT: St Helens Town 0 – 0 Bacup Borough Town come out in the 2nd half looking to claim the goal they deserved with some good pressing from Shaun Brady looking to keep the ball in the Bacup half. This pressure was duly rewarded 10 minutes in. Debutant Tom Grimshaw was allowed space in between the Borough midfield and defence. He supplied a through ball to Luke Edwards who slotted in to give Town the lead. Just over 5 minutes later the visitors drew level through the danger man Bryan. He cut inside from the right and launched a powerful effort over Fairchild into the top of the net. Town’s confidence appeared to nosedive after they were pegged back. As has been the story of the previous few weeks, the killer ball or decision was lacking, as Bacup looked to make use of the counter attack. Efforts from Alex Ashby, Luke Edwards and substitute Paul Cliff were all easy saves for the Bacup keeper Karl Price as the points
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were destined to be shared between the sides. However, the Blues were dealt the ultimate sucker punch in the final minute of the game. A corner from the left was headed in at the back post by man of the match Bryan to snatch a vital win for Bacup and leave Town routed to 3rd bottom. FT: St Helens Town (Edwards, 55) 1 – 2 Bacup Borough (Bryan, 61, 90+4) Kieran Ford
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On this day In history Town have played ten times on the 25th November, at least once in each decade since the first meeting back on this date in 1950. On that occasion New Brighton Reserves were the visitors to Hoghton Road in the Liverpool Challenge Cup. Goals from Leadbetter and Harry McCann secured progress for Town in a 2-1 victory. It was the start of the sixties (1961) and Town were back at home as Crompton Recreation were the visitors to Hoghton Road. Town’s Underdown hit a brace and Fee added a third but the game ended 3-3 and the teams shared the points in the Lancashire Combination Division Two encounter.
Still in the sixties (1967) and Town are back in Lancashire Combination Division One action as they travel to Marine FC’s College Road ground where our hosts ran our 1-0 winners. On this date in 1972 Town travelled to White Moss Park to take on Skelmersdale United in a Lancashire FA Cup 1st Round tie. Jackie Atherton was on target for Town but Skem’
ran out 2-1 winners. It would be seventeen years before Town played on the 25th November again and 1989 saw goals from Laird and Shaw secure an FA Vase 2nd Round victory over Heswall at Hoghton Road. The win earned Town an away tie at Darwen which was won 1-2 courtesy of goals from Shaw and Madin. The FA Vase run came to an end in the 4th Round when Farsley Celtic won 1-0 in a second reply (the first two games finishing 1-1. and 0-0 respectively). The mid-nineties (1995) saw Town record their biggest victory on this date. Rossendale United were the visitors to Hoghton Road in the North West Counties League top flight. Town recorded an impressive 7-0 win. Gary Bickerstaff (2), Tony Ungi (3) and goals from Lowe and Martin completed the rout.
Five seasons later (2000) Town were again in NWCFL action this time away at Abbey Hey. A brace each from Lee Cooper and Terry Fearns saw Town record a comfortable 0-4 win at Goredale Avenue. Glossop North End were the visitors to Knowsley Road on this date in 2006 and they returned to the Peak District with three points courtesy of a 0-3 win in the NWCFL Premier Division. Two seasons later (2008) Town were back in league action away at Formby. Despite a goal from Graeme Mitchell Town were well beaten, 5-1 by the Squirrels. 2014 saw Town take on AFC Liverpool at Prescot Cables’ Hope Street ground in the NWCFL top flight. The ‘home’ side ran out winners following an impressive 7-3 win. Bell (2) and Coyle were on target for Town. John McKiernan
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Town Archive It will be remembered that the original St. Helens Town club was formed in 1901. What is less clear is how long the club survived. Some accounts state that Town folded in 1923, but research in the local press shows the club struggled on until at least 1928. St. Helens had two newspapers, the St. Helens Reporter and the St. Helens Newspaper, both of which published twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Fridays, until the mid-1950s. Between the wars, local sport was dominated by the town’s two professional Rugby League, St. Helens and St. Helens Recs. There was also a thriving local football competition in the St. Helens Combination.
All three entities commanded most of the space on the sports pages in the 1920s and, as a consequence, very few column inches were devoted to “Town Notes”. Town’s position was further squeezed from 1927
onwards, after rivals Prescot Cables were promoted mid-way through the season to replace Fleetwood in the Lancashire Combination and from that point onwards, the Cables were the principal local football club, Town appearing only occasionally in the local press. League tables featuring St. Helens Town appeared only once every few weeks in the local press for 1927/28 and 1928/29. Indeed, very few match reports appeared at all, so it is impossible to say definitively what matches were played and when the club finally ceased to function. “Town Notes” for 4th May 1928, under the heading “Will the Club continue?” provide interesting reading: “The future of the Town club is very problematical. Some of the officials, feeling that the public have refrained from giving the club their necessary support during the last three seasons, have decided to retire. It is now a question whether or not there can be found a few enthusiasts with sufficient interest in Association Football to take their places. “Thanks to the generosity of a few friends, the club is less embarrassed financially than at any stage of its career so that, should anyone offer to come along and help run the club, they will have the benefit their predecessors have not enjoyed. Mr. T. Wall, 217 Derbyshire Hill Road, Parr, will be pleased to hear from anyone willing to take up office.”
The 1927/28 season saw the transfers of five star players: Fairhurst and Thomas had signed for Liverpool, although Thomas was placed with Runcorn to gain experience; Tunstall went to Aston Villa, via Prescot, Peachey signed for Bradford City and Bromilow joined Bolton Wanderers via Atherton. Nevertheless, the club’s finances were under
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pressure, as it was stated that in one home game that season, although four of these stars played, the gate was insufficient to cover the referee’s fee. The beginning of the 1928/29 season saw two trial games take place at Park Road and players were asked to meet at the club’s headquarters at the Black Horse. The opening game of the season in the Senior Division on 1st September, produced a draw against Bryn Celtic (no match report could be found). Manchester North End visited Park Road in the FA Cup on 15th September and, in a goalless game, Town were represented by: Milligan, Taylor, Gutteridge, Smith, Flaherty, Anders, Fairclough, Pilkington, Whitley, Aspinwall and Middlehurst. The replay, at Blackley, four days later was described as a “scrappy game” which Town lost 3-4, goals coming from Middlehurst and Anders (2). That appears to be the last Town match report in the local press. Another league game was played that month, which was won, then there was a gap of several weeks until early November, when a game was lost and this appears to have been the last before the club folded. That sad event does not appear to have been worthy of even a mention in either of the local papers. Eighteen years on and, following the end of the Second World War, George Fryer and several other local businessmen, decided upon re-forming the Town club and acquired
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a lease of the former Sutton Cricket Club ground at Hoghton Road. Filled with undue optimism, the club was entered into the FA Cup but, drawn against Prescot Cables, they failed to fulfil the fixture. Embarking upon a different course, Town took over the Derbyshire Hill Rovers club in the St. Helens Combination during the 1946/47 season. Several of that team’s players formed the nucleus of the Town club, which joined the Liverpool County Combination at the start of the 1947/48 season. The first game, on 27th August, away to Prescot BI, resulted in a 0-0 draw. Town’s team was: Holmes, Jones, Gaskell, Burrows, Farrar, Jackman, Collins, Hughes, Dillon, Burke and Fairhurst. A crowd of around 2000 saw Town’s first home game the following Saturday, against Newton YMCA. The game finished 1-1, Boon scoring the first goal for the YMCA and Hughes opening Town’s account. The first win was obtained in the return game against Prescot BI on 3rd September, Town storming to a 4-0 success, thanks to goals from Collins, Fryer (2) and an own goal by Hobbs. The first season’s highlight was a sparkling 10-4 victory over Everton “A”. There were two goals apiece for Hughes, Pheasant, Northey, Burke and Gregory.
Brief History Of Town The original St. Helens Town club was formed in 1901 and played at Park Road, behind the Primrose Vaults public house. Although it was known as the Primrose Ground, the players changed further down Park Road at the Black Horse pub. Playing in the Lancashire League and Lancashire Combination, the team enjoyed some early success, but struggled after the Great War and appears to have folded midway through the 1928/29 season. The club was re-formed by George Fryer and a group of local businessmen in 1946. They took out a lease of the former cricket ground at Hoghton Road, Sutton, adjacent to the St. Helens Junction railway station and,
although it entered in the FA Cup in the 1946/47 season, a team could not be raised in time to fulfil its tie with Prescot Cables. Friendly games were played, then local team Derbyshire Hill Rovers were taken over in April 1947, those players forming the nucleus
of the team which entered the Liverpool County Combination at the start of the 1947/48 season. St. Helens Town soon began to prosper and early results included a sensational 10-4 win over Everton “A” on 6th December 1947. Former German prisoner-of-war Bert Trautmann joined the club in the Summer of 1948, the strapping goalkeeper helping the team to win its first trophy, the George Mahon Cup, which was secured with a 2-1 win over Runcorn at Prescot on 7th May 1949. Crowds averaged over 2000 that season, peaking with a league record attendance of 3012 against Burscough in October 1948. The following season, 1949/50, Town entered the Lancashire Combination and, despite losing Trautmann to Manchester City in October 1949, they won the Second Division title in some style the following season, three players, Albert Leadbetter (36), Harry McCann (32) and Terry Garner (31) all netting over 30 goals apiece. An all-time club record attendance of “between 8000 and 9000” witnessed a friendly game against Manchester City, arranged as part of the Trautmann transfer deal, in April
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1950 and another 4000 witnessed a second match with City the following season. Although relegated by a slender margin from the First Division in 1951/52, the club continued to look forward, even contemplating Football League status and, in order to further its ambitions, moved to the former St. Helens Recs. rugby league ground at City Road. Initial crowds were encouraging but, despite success, the club decided to move back to Hoghton Road in October 1953, where they remained until April 2000. Town produced a number of fine players who joined Football League clubs, including Bill Foulkes (Manchester United), John Quinn (Sheffield Wednesday) and John Connelly who joined Burnley, later transferring to Manchester United and who played in the England 1966 World Cup winning squad. More recently, Dave Bamber scored goals in all four divisions of the league with a host of different clubs, starting and ending his league career at Blackpool and in the last few years, Karl Ledsham, who had a productive career at conference level with Southport, Lincoln City, Barrow and Stockport County before moving to the USA. Following a second relegation in 1956, St. Helens Town continued to play in the Lancashire Combination, winning the Championship in 1971/72, by nine points ahead of Accrington Stanley. However, the formation of the Northern Premier League in 1968 led to a gradual drain of stronger clubs from the Combination and St. Helens joined the Cheshire League in 1975, becoming founder members of the North West Counties League seven years later. They held the proud record of being the only club to play in the NW Counties’ top flight every season until they were relegated in April 2015, conceding an injury-time equaliser to Silsden in the last game of the season, a match they had to win to stay up. Town enjoyed a golden era in the late 1980s, just missing out on an appearance in the First Round proper of the FA Cup in 1985/86, losing to Morecambe in a Fourth Qualifying Round Replay, but they obtained ample
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compensation by winning the FA Vase at Wembley in 1987, beating near neighbours Warrington Town 3-2, with two goals from Phil Layhe and one from Brian Rigby. They were regular promotion candidates for many years, largely due to the scoring exploits of Steve “Pellet” Pennington, who grabbed 216 goals in 351 games, his season’s best hauls of 45 in 1993/94 and 46 in 1997/98 just failing to beat the club record of 47 scored by Phil Stainton in 1963/64. Current club captain Andy
Gillespie won the NW Counties’ golden boot with 34 goals in the 2015/16 season and netted another 24 times last season. This season sees Town in their third season in the Hallmark Securities League First Division, aiming to put behind themselves two seasons of inconsistent performances which have seen them finish some way short of the promotion places, despite some excellent results. New manager Lee Jenkinson, who served his time under the experienced Alan Gillespie, now has a settled first team squad and with the club having endured seven years of a nomadic existence, ground-sharing at Ashton Town, Ashton Athletic and Prescot Cables, the excellent 3G facilities at Ruskin Drive are now up and running and backed up by a strong development system, featuring Under-18s, Under-21s and Reserves managed by a top -class coaching team, St. Helens Town are looking forward once again to a great future. Glyn Jones
In Town Today FC Oswestry Town were formed in 201213 season and took the place of Oswestry Lions in the Mercian Regional Football League Division 1. Town play at the Venue, Park Hall on the outskirts of Oswestry (England) and ground share with perennial Welsh Premier League Champions TNS. The ambition of the club is to climb the English FA leagues and provide FA Cup football for local people and continue the fine tradition of football in Oswestry. In their first season they finished in a mid-table position and followed that up in the 2013-14 season with a third placed finish and gained promotion to the Premier Division. The club went into the 2014 / 2015 season in high spirits after the successful 2013-14 season, with the new challenge of the Mercian Regional League Premier
Division. The club managed to achieved a 5th place finish and gain vital experience of the league. The season was still a huge success for the club as there went on to win the Commander Ethelston Cup for the first time. The following season, 2015/2016 saw Oswestry introduce a Reserve team to develop players and apply for promotion into the North West Counties Football League. The season turned out to be a very successful one as they completed the quadruple. The Commander Ethelstone Cup was retained with a hard fought 1-0 win over Cheshire League outfit Malpas and winning The Mercian Regional League, Premier Division with a couple of games to spare securing promotion to the NWCFL. Oswestry rounded the season off in style first securing the Mercian League, Premier Division Cup with an emphatic 5-1 win over league runners-up Allscott at Bucks Head, home of AFC Telford and rounded off the successful season with a 4-0 win over Rock Rovers in the Shropshire FA Challenge Cup final at Greenhaus Meadow home of
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Shrewsbury Town FC Oswestry Town were promoted to the Hallmark Security League First Division after a very successful season in 2015/216. The club held their own in a very competitive league, finishing 15th in the league. With a managerial change, and new signings adding to the squad FC Oswestry very much look forward to the new season in the Hallmark Security League First Division and continue the success the club have experience since forming.
Honours Commander Ethelstone Cup - Winners 2014-15, 2015-16 Mercian Regional League, Premier Division - Champions 2015-16 Mercian Regional League, Premier Division Cup - Winners 2015-16 Shropshire FA, Challenge Cup - Winners 2015-16
Season
League
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
Position
2012-13
MRL-1
28
15
3
10
87
59
28
48
7/15
2013-14
MRL-1
28
21
3
4
89
20
69
66
3/15
2014-15
MRL-P
26
13
4
9
55
42
13
43
5/14
2015-16
MRL-P
26
20
3
3
96
40
56
63
1/14
2016-17
NWC-1
42
16
5
21
73
97
-24
53
15/22
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Walk and Talk I recently joined the regulars from The George on a walking day-cum-charity fundraising expedition to Ormskirk. We met at the pub on a Saturday morning, bleary eyed and mildly hungover – the traditional preface to a long walk. Landlord Al Turner greeted me with an indecently cheery “y’alright!?”. He was dressed for the outdoors and seemed to be taking the whole thing very seriously – he was only serving halves, for a start. About 30 George-goers had turned out. We made a very respectable snake, up Church St., across the car park of the United Reformed Church (it’s all about the diagonals, spiritually and otherwise), past the Talbot and out through Denton’s Green, passing Ruskin Drive on the way. The long, straight miles up the Rainford bypass stretched our snake into more of a noodle, and clumps formed according to walking speed (which correlated more with severity of hangover than age or fitness). I fell in with Ray, a skilled conversationalist from Finger Post. After the usual pleasantries and tutting about the Great Roadwork Blight, it was time to talk sport. He had a Saints shirt on, so that was a safe bet, but as I rarely set foot at the Totally Wicked Stadium Formerly Known as Langtree Park, that fizzled out after figuratively doffing our caps toward the late, great, Tom van Vollenhoven. Football was next. It can be a vexed topic amongst strangers – even fellow Sintelliners. I recall several rounds of golf that were beacons of sportsmanship and sociability until football cropped up usually toward the end of the front nine – from when they descended into overcompetitive crypto-hostility. It does nothing for your putting, let me tell you. We declared our allegiances and
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discovered them sufficiently compatible, and held with well-rounded appreciation for our fellow-humans, that I didn’t feel likely to be pushed into a ditch behind Drocketts, or abandoned when having halted to examine a bush. Then it happened: it turned out that we were both at Wembley for the Vase final in ‘87. We spent the next quarter of a mile extolling Andy’s Johnston’s goalkeeping. We had also both been at the home leg of the semi against Emley, though Ray had the advantage of me having made the trip to the away leg too, where he enjoyed the sight of Yorkshiremen fighting among themselves. All was well in the world. We stopped at The Stanley Gate, to let the snake ‘concertina up’ (as Al put it), to force down a pint, and in my case just enjoy being inside the place, having been left in the car-park with a bottle of Coke and a bag of crisps on pretty much every childhood trip to Southport. Whilst there, Jack Mordecai and his Dad joined us. Jack is nine years old and suffers from cerebral palsy. His speech and mental capabilities are relatively unaffected, but the physical symptoms of his condition are holding him back. Surgery known as Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy would be life changing for him, but the NHS stopped funding it in 2015. It costs £16,000. His parents, family and friends are trying to raise the money, and sponsorship from the walk went towards it. Jack was a cracking young lad, and an inspiration for the weary walkers. We covered the last couple of miles to Ormskirk in sprightly fashion, and with our aches put firmly in perspective. Thank you, Jack. COYB Ste Lingard You can find out more about Jack’s surgery campaign at: www.justgiving.com/ crowdfunding/jackofhearts.
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How do we Compare? St Helens Town - last 6 matches All Competitions Most recent Home L L L D L L Away W L W W L D Collated D L L D L L
FC Oswestry Town - last 6 matches 18/11 All Competitions Most recent Home L L W W W W Away L W L D W W Collated L D W W W W St Helens Town games since... All Competitions Clean sheet 13
FC Oswestry Town games since... All Competitions Clean sheet 0
Goal Scored
0
Goal Scored
0
Loss
0
5
No score draw
19
Score draw Win
2 8
Loss No score draw Score draw Win
Home League Away League Home Cup Away Cup Collated Away Collated
P 1 2 0 0 3 3 4
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38 4 0
at St Helens Town NWC-D1
Previous Meetings 2002-03
at FC Oswestry T N/A
NWC-D1
2003-04
N/A
NWC-D1
2004-05
N/A
NWC-D1
2005-06
N/A
NWC-D1
2006-07
N/A
NWC-D1
2007-08
N/A
NWC-PD
2008-09
N/A
NWC-PD
2009-10
N/A
NWC-PD
2010-11
N/A
NWC-PD
2011-12
N/A
NWC-PD
2012-13
MRL-D1
NWC-PD
2013-14
MRL-D1
NWC-PD
2014-15
MRL-PD
NWC-D1
2015-16
MRL-PD
24/09; 2-1
2016-17
18/10; 2-3
25/11/2017
2017-18
16/09; 3-0
St Helens Town Scores First Games Played
3
St Helens Town Wins
2
Draws
0
FC Oswestry Town Wins
1
St Helens Town Goals
7
FC Oswestry Town Goals
4
Percentage Town Wins
66.67
Previous Meetings D L 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2
F 2 5 0 0 7 3 6
A 1 3 0 0 4 7 8
GD 1 2 0 0 3 -4 -2
Win % 100.00 50.00 0.00 0.00 66.67 33.33 50.00
League News Hat trick of hat tricks for Joe Joe Gaughan has been in fine goal scoring form all season for Silsden AFC, and he became the only player in the league to have scored three hat tricks this season when he bagged his third treble at Prestwich Heys on Tuesday night. Curiously, there was a certain symmetry about his third hat trick, as it continued a run of mid-month trebles. His first came at Cheadle Town on the 16th September, his second against Eccleshall on the 14th October and then his third at Prestwich last Tuesday, the 14th November. The Cobbydalers are set to travel to Crilly Park to face Atherton LR on Saturday 16th December - the LR defence should be on red alert if Joe is in the starting line up that day. Hanley scalp the Saddlers It's always good to see our clubs achieve landmark results in their various County Cup competitions, and this week it's a big shout to Hanley Town, who are already riding high in the Premier Division, and in midweek knocked Football League club Walsall out of the Staffordshire Senior Cup.
A notable result in the club's history and one that will make the other sides left in the competition sit up and take notice. Big Linnets Vase win The League stance on clubs being forced to make long midweek journeys for FA Vase replays is on record, so it's always especially good to see our clubs overcome the disadvantage and book a place in the next round with a win in such circumstances. Step forward Runcorn Linnets, who won their replay up at Sunderland RCA with a stoppage-time goal from Mark Houghton, a victory that the club website rated as "among their most memorable and best", and all the more remarkable considering they were down to ten from the 34th minute. The only pity was that with the game played so far away in midweek, some of the regular Linnets faithful missed the game, but all being well there will be plenty more Vase cheer to enjoy at home in the next round to Marske United.
1874 cup progress continues There's no let up in the busy fixture schedule for 1874 Northwich, who also booked their place in the Third Round of the Vase with a 5-1 win over Tow Low Town. With interest still alive in four cup competitions, and the inevitable league fixture backlog as a result, there's plenty for the Greens fans to look forward to in the coming months.
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Barlick bounce back Barnoldswick Town ended a run of three successive defeats in fine style, following up a 4-0 win at AFC Darwen on Wednesday night with a 5-0 home win over Squires Gate on Saturday. It's certainly an indication that Barlick have found their mojo again, and with five of their next six games at home, the chance is there for them to build on the positives from last week and continue their good run. New Manager at Nelson Hallmark Security League Division One side Nelson have this week appointed Steve Cunningham as the clubs New Manager as the club try and improve on what has been a poor season so far for the Little Wembley side. Steve, 47 has managed in and around the area for many years has been in charge of sides as Colne’s Reserves is looking forward to getting started. He told the clubs media this week: "I'm really excited to be given the opportunity to be Manager here at Nelson Football Club, it's a fantastic club with a proud history who find themselves in a difficult position in the league at the moment. I can't wait to get started and repay the faith the club have shown in me by getting the team climbing up the league table. Speaking about the appointment, Club Chairman, Fayyaz Ahmed said: "We've taken our time to make sure we get the right Manager in, someone who can work with the squad we have here to get the best out of them and improve it, where needed so the club can start getting the results on the board and start turning our fortunes around. The club needs a Manager with good links to local players and someone who has the right attributes for the tough challenge ahead. Steve is the right man for the job and we are delighted to welcome him to Nelson Football Club. Nelson currently sit 22nd in Division One with five points which includes just one league win all season. It is a bit of a baptism of fire for Steve as he and his Nelson side travel to league leaders Silsden on Friday night in league action.
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LWC Drinks Cup - Dates for the Quarter Finals of the competition have now been scheduled and are as follows. Monday 19th February - Northern Section Daisy Hill v Atherton LR Tuesday 20th February - Southern Section Alsager Town v Cammell Laird 1907 Tuesday 20th February - Northern Section Prestwich Heys v AFC Blackpool Wed 21st February - Southern Section Sandbach United v Cheadle Town The draw was made on a regional basis but will go "open" in the semi finals. 1874 Northwich - the Greens held a match day collection at the league game against West Didsbury and Chorlton on 18 November 2017, in support of local girl Lillie Mellor.
Three year old Lillie has various medical problems and requires 24/7 support from her parents and family to get around. 1874 spokesman Steve Richardson explained: "Her story had been highlighted in the local paper and immediately touched the hearts of 1874 supporters who enquired as to whether the club were able to help. A request that we were happy to agree to. The collection raised £187 which will be donated by the club to Lillies Justgiving page". West Didsbury & Chorlton - West have announced a "new signing" for the visit of Northwich Victoria on Tuesday 28th November, courtesy of local brewery partners Burton Road Brewing Co. Their new IPA will make it’s debut at the game next week, with offers to celebrate the launch of the beer too. Brewed with Chinook (which give beers a hint of grapefruit and pine) and Citra (melon, lime, passionfruit and gooseberry) hops, the brewery say it "promises to be a fruity addition to the matchday line-up at Brookburn Road".
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Premier Division Fixtures
Premier Division Table Sat 18/11/2017
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD Pts
1
Runcorn Town
17
14
2
1
49
23
26
44
2
Hanley Town
17
13
2
2
47
17
30
41
3
Runcorn Linnets
18
12
4
2
55
18
37
40
4
Charnock Richard
14
10
2
2
38
16
22
32
5
Bootle
18
9
4
5
48
29
19
31
6
Padiham
17
8
3
6
41
34
7
27
7
Widnes
19
7
5
7
35
33
2
26
8
Winsford United
18
7
5
6
31
34
-3
26
9
City of Liverpool
16
7
4
5
33
25
8
25
10
Ashton Athletic
12
7
3
2
33
13
20
24
11 Barnoldswick Town 18
7
3
8
35
32
3
24
12 Northwich Victoria
17
7
2
8
31
42
-11
23
13
19
7
2
10
27
50
-23
23
14 West Did & Chorlton 16
7
1
8
34
42
-8
22
15
Irlam
17
6
3
8
29
31
-2
21
16
Abbey Hey
17
6
3
8
23
32
-9
21
17
Congleton Town
17
5
5
7
37
37
0
20
18
1874 Northwich
11
5
4
2
20
18
2
19
19
AFC Liverpool
18
4
3
11
39
43
-4
15
20
Burscough
19
3
4
12
25
48
-23
13
21
Maine Road
17
4
0
13
20
49
-29
12
22
AFC Darwen
18
2
5
11
18
48
-30
11
23
Barnton
20
1
5
14
34 68
-34
8
Squires Gate
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Saturday 25th November 2017 Abbey Hey v Barnton Bootle v Runcorn Town Burscough v AFC Darwen Congleton Town v City of Liverpool Northwich Vics v Charnock Richard Padiham v 1874 Northwich Runcorn Linnets v Ashton Athletic Squires Gate v Maine Road W D & Chorlton v AFC Liverpool Widnes v Irlam Winsford United v Hanley Town Tuesday 28th November 2017 Ashton Athletic v Maine Road Barnoldswick Town v Abbey Hey Charnock Richard v AFC Darwen Irlam v City of Liverpool FC Padiham v Burscough Runcorn Linnets v Bootle W D & Chorlton v Northwich Vics
Wednesday 29th November 2017 AFC Liverpool v Widnes Runcorn Town v 1874 Northwich Saturday 2nd December 2017 1874 Northwich v Northwich Vics AFC Liverpool v Abbey Hey Barnoldswick Town v West Didsbury & Chorlton Barnton v City of Liverpool FC Bootle v Squires Gate Burscough v Charnock Richard Hanley Town v Ashton Athletic Irlam v Congleton Town Maine Road v AFC Darwen Runcorn Town v Winsford United Widnes v Runcorn Linnets Monday 4th December 2017 Maine Road v Barnton Tuesday 5th December 2017 1874 Northwich v Hanley Town W D & Chorlton v AFC Darwen Saturday 9th December 2017 Abbey Hey v Padiham AFC Darwen v Irlam AFC Liverpool v Bootle Barnoldswick Town v Widnes Burscough v Northwich Victoria City of Liverpool FC v Maine Road Congleton Town v Runcorn Town Runcorn Linnets v 1874 Northwich Squires Gate v Barnton West Di & Chorlton v Hanley Town Winsford Utd v Charnock Richard
First Division Table Sat 18/11/2017
First Division Fixtures
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W
D
L
F
A GD Pts
1
Silsden AFC
18
17
0
1
52
14 38 51
2
Litherland REMYCA
16
12
2
2
47
14
3
Prestwich Heys
18
12
1
5
53 26 27 37
4
Alsager Town
16
10
3
3
36 21
15
33
5
AFC Blackpool
18
10
2
6
36 34
2
32
6
Sandbach United
18
10
1
7
36 30
6
31
7
Cammell Laird 1907
19
8
4
7
41 35
6
28
8
Whitchurch Alport
14
8
2
4
29 12
17 26
9
Stockport Town
17
7
4
6
35 29
6
10
Holker Old Boys
18
7
3
8
25 42 -17 24
11
Carlisle City
16
7
2
7
30 23
7
23
12
Atherton LR
17
7
2
8
30 28
2
23
13
Abbey Hulton Utd
19
5
6
8
26 32 -6
21
14
New Mills
17
6
3
8
33 43 -10 21
15
Chadderton
18
5
5
8
36 41
16
Cheadle Town
15
6
2
7
22 28 -6 20
17
Bacup Borough
14
6
2
6
19
18
FC Oswestry Town
18
6
1
11 30 41 -11 19
19
Eccleshall
17
4
5
8
20
St Helens Town
17
3
2
12 21 35 -14 11
21
Daisy Hill
18
1
4
13
17
22
Nelson
16
1
2
13
15 46 -31
27
33 38
25
-5 20
-8 20
25 42 -17 17
51 -34 7 5
Saturday 25th November 2017 Abbey Hulton United v Atherton LR Alsager Town v Holker Old Boys Chadderton v Eccleshall Cheadle Town v Bacup Borough Daisy Hill v Stockport Town Litherland Remyca v Cammell Laird New Mills v Sandbach United Prestwich Heys v Carlisle City St Helens Town v FC Oswestry Tn Whitchurch Alport v AFC Blackpool Monday 27th November 2017 Daisy Hill v Nelson Stockport Town v Cheadle Town Whitchurch Alport v Cammell Laird Tuesday 28th November 2017 AFC Blackpool v Holker Old Boys Atherton LR v Bacup Borough
Wednesday 29th November 2017 Litherland Remyca v FC Oswestry T Sandbach United v Alsager Town Saturday 2nd December 2017 AFC Blackpool v Alsager Town Atherton LR v Carlisle City Bacup Borough v Silsden AFC Cammell Laird 1907 v Chadderton Cheadle Town v Whitchurch Alport FC Oswestry Town v Eccleshall Holker OB v Litherland REMYCA Nelson v St Helens Town New Mills v Daisy Hill Prestwich Heys v Sandbach United Stockport Town v Abbey Hulton U Thursday 7th December 2017 Bacup Borough v Cheadle Town Saturday 9th December 2017 Abbey Hulton United v Cheadle T Carlisle City v AFC Blackpool Chadderton v Bacup Borough Eccleshall v Atherton LR FC Oswestry Town v Silsden AFC Nelson v Holker Old Boys Prestwich Heys v New Mills Sandbach U v Cammell Laird 1907 St Helens Town v Daisy Hill Whitchurch A v Litherland REMYCA Tuesday 12th December 2017 Alsager Town v Whitchurch Alport
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Next up at RUSKIN DRIVE Sat 9th Dec 2017 Kick Off 3.00pm
Today’s Team Line-up
versus Daisy Hill FC Hallmark Security League Division One
Next AWAY FIXTURE Sat 2nd Dec 2017 Kick Off 3.00pm
versus Nelson FC Hallmark Security League Division One
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Programme: Beer EnGin, Whiston
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